Tender

North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Fast Track Home Care Service

MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U

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Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Midlands & Lancashire CSU is initiating a procurement process for the "North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Fast Track Home Care Service," aimed at providing essential home care packages for adult patients in terminal decline or rapid deterioration. This service falls under the health services category and is set in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for expressions of interest by 10th May 2017. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st November 2017, and the method of procurement is an open procedure, allowing for a competitive selection process to award the contract to up to two suitable providers across the registered population of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for healthcare providers, particularly those offering home care services or support tailored to patients at the end of life. Businesses specialising in person-centred care, including assistance with medication, nutrition, and daily living activities, would be well-suited to compete. Engaging in this procurement may enable these businesses to expand their service offerings and enhance their operational footprint within the healthcare sector, particularly in meeting the urgent care needs of vulnerable populations in the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Fast Track Home Care Service

Notice Description

Contract duration and value is to be advised. North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups wish to commission, home care packages for adult patients who are in terminal decline at the end of their life or in a period of rapid deterioration, and are eligible for Continuing Health Care services across Northern Staffordshire. For those patients with a rapidly deteriorating condition that may be entering the terminal phase, the Fast Track process was set out in the National Framework to enable immediate provision of NHS Continuing Health Care. It is the CCGs intention to commission care that improves patient safety and quality of care for those who meet the criteria for Fast Track. Moving from the traditional commissioning on an individual case by case basis, CCGs wish to commission, by means of a contract, a number of hours of home care per year specifically to support the speedy discharge of patients from a range of settings to enable patients to be cared for at home if this has been identified and documented as the preferred place of care and death. Providers will be required to deliver person centered care in line with national guidance and local requirements in a patient's own home, including but not exhaustive of assistance with: Medication, Nutritional management, Getting up/going to bed, Dressing, Washing and bathing, Continence management and aids, Grooming Listening and support with social and/or emotional needs. Contracts will be awarded to a maximum of two providers across the registered population of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent inclusive of rural locations. Bidders are invited to express an interest in providing this service by email to deborah.boone12@nhs.net and elizabeth.johnson1@nhs.net no later than Wednesday 10th May 2017 The following information must be stated: Organisation Name; Organisation Address; Telephone number; Email Address; Website Address; Organisation Type. Additional information: Right to Cancel: The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency: In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. Expression of interest and procurement specific information. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk Candidates wishing to be considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional procurement-specific information (by registering on the Bravo portal): i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. Ii) Once registered, candidates must also confirm their expression of interest by following the stated instructions. You must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0fb82fe8-d662-40d8-ba3f-816aa88cc38c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0173497b-d3ee-4228-9a93-fac37a73f255
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Apr 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 May 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2017 - 2 Nov 2017 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U
Contact Name
Elizabeth Johnson
Contact Email
elizabeth.johnson1@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE ON TRENT
Postcode
ST7 1SQ
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Electoral Ward
Talke & Butt Lane
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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